Checkrein-hook



(No Model.)

J. T. ANDERSON.

' GHEGKREIN HOOK.

Patented Deo.14, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. ANDERSON, OF ADA, MINNESOTA.

CHECKRElN-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,430, dated December14, 1897. Application filed June 5, 1897. Serial No. 639,531. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. ANDERSON, a.

citizen of the United States of America, re-.

siding at Ada, in the county of Norman and State of Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oheckrein- Hooks, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is the provision of novel means forpreventing the disengagement of the checkrein of harness from the hook;and to that end the invention consists of an attachment for said hookwhich will effectually accomplish such result.

A further object of the invention is to produce a checkrein-hook whichwill prove strong, durable, and efficient, making it at the same timecomparatively inexpensive to produce and sustain, since the parts are soarranged as to be readily removable to renew worn or broken parts.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of con struction, arrangement, and combination of parts to behereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawin gs, forming part of this specification,wherein likenumerals denotecorresponding parts in both views, in which- Figure 1 isa view in elevation of a hook with my improvement applied thereto. Fig.2 is a view in elevation looking at the rear edge.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the hook, which at its upper end is providedwith a longitudinal recess 2, in which the keeper 3 lies. The flanges 4,formed by the recess, prevent any lateral movement of the keeper. Thekeeper consists of an arm pivoted in a recess 5, formed on the lowersection of the hook, and a screw 6 serves to retain the arm in position.

engagement with the upper end of the hook should the arm be'removed orbroken, and in such event would serve as a retainer for holding thecheckrein in the hook. This would prove desirable in the event of anyaccident to the arm.

By the construction illustrated it will be seen that a ready engagementand disengagement of the checkrein may be had by the use of one hand, itbeing unnecessary to operate the arm except by a pressure of the reinbetween the hook and arm when placing the rein and by a pressure nearthe lower end of the arm to effect a disengagement.

The operation and advantages will be ap parent from the foregoingdescription, and it will be noted that various changes in theproportions may be resorted to and yet the spirit of my invention willnot be departed from.

. Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination, a base having'a threaded shank, upper and lower recessedextensions extending from the base,an arm having a way formed on itssurface, said arm being pivoted in the recess of the lower extension andlying in the recess of the upper extension and a spring secured in thebase and extending up and lying in the recess of the arm and adapted tolie in the recess of the upper extension upon the removal of the arm, asand for the purpose described.

;In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v

7 JOHN T. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

ANDREW RAsMUssEN, F. M. CALKINS.

